Hospitals, long-term care homes and other workplaces in Canada need to err on the side of caution or risk being paralyzed in the face of uncertainty from COVID-19, some doctors say. Friends and family members of residents at Extendicare Guildwood Long-Term Care home, in Toronto, hold a rally on June 12. They say including long-term care in the Canada Health Act could better protect residents. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)If health-care workers become sick with COVID-19, they pose a " triple threat " as vectors for more disease transmission, reduced capacity in the health-care system and by becoming patients. Wong was also involved in updating the federal government's COVID-19 guidance for long-term care homes.

Source: CBC News July 24, 2020 08:01 UTC